Spacecraft.Elevation(Vehicle, Sensor) Method

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Description

Returns the angle between the reference-to-target vector and the x-y plane of the reference object in the coordinate frame of the input sensor.

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Spacecraft.Elevation(	Vehicle vehicle,
	Sensor sensor)

vehicle
Description:	The target Vehicle to be used in the elevation calculation.
Allowed Types:	Vehicle, GroundVehicle, Spacecraft

sensor
Description:	The Sensor that provides the coordinate frame for the elevation calculation.

Type:	number
Units:	deg

Returns the elevation angle of the argument as seen from the reference object.

myVariable1 = mySpacecraft1.Elevation(myVehicle1, mySensor1);